4.7 Aesthetics
no permanent adverse visual conditions would result from the discoloration of fill materials at the receiver
beach.
The delivery pipeline would make landfall south of 9th Street and be placed on the beach to reach the
receiver site. During construction, viewers along the Strand would see trucks and crew assembling the
pipeline which could take two to four days. In the remaining time period, the pipeline would be inert on
the beach. Because the pipeline would serve both the South Oceanside and the North Carlsbad receiver
sites, the pipeline could be on the beach for approximately 50 days. The pipeline would be clearly visible
when placed on the light sand because of its size (up to three feet in diameter) and dark color. However,
where the pipeline would be placed at the base of the Strand or along dark rip-rap the contrast would be
reduced overall. Views for most residents looking west at the beach would be substantially eliminated
because other features such as rip-rap would intervene. The visual contrast would be considered less than
significant, given the following: the presence of other man-made features such as sea walls and rip-rap
which reduce the visual contrast; the location of the pipe as far up the beach as possible to avoid wave
action, which would also reduce the strong contrast with light colored sand; and the temporary nature of
the feature.
North Carlsbad
Similar to the South Oceanside receiver site, views of the North Carlsbad receiver site would be degraded
during pumping and construction operations associated with the proposed action. At this site, the sand
fill area would be conducted entirely seaward of the 1998 surveyed mean high tide line. Immediately
following construction, the beach area directly in front of the existing revetment would remain at the current
elevation, approximately six feet above MLLW. At an estimated 35 feet seaward of the revetment, a slope
would extend up to the top of the replenishment fill at 12 feet above MLLW. Residents would view this
higher berm near the middle of the beach and extending seaward, the berm would not block views of the
ocean but would present a not-typical beach view. Immediately following the placement, wave action and
tentative beach maintenance would serve to flatten the berm and reduce the elevation difference.
Ultimately, replenishment would serve to enhance this degraded beach. Further, beach replenishment
operations would be short-term (approximately 20 days). No permanent adverse visual impact would
occur. Impacts to aesthetic resources would not be significant.
The sand source for this receiver site would be SO-9 which has slightly darker material due to the presence
of organics. Over time the fill material would be washed by waves, bleached by the sun, and mixed with
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